Okay you guys, I woke up in my clothes again this morning, but here it is, a remix of Shadows in the Rain! Took me a rather long time to get things right, but now I am really pleased with it. A version which The Police could have recorded, but never did :-) Really hope you enjoy it. If you do, please leave a short message! If you don’t, don’t hesitate to comment also. Love to read any comments!

What I really disliked from the Zenyatta studio-version was Andy’s contribution. Guess he was the weakest link on this song, cause he filled the guitar parts in a rather cheapy way. Maybe a good example of the (too) short time they took back in the days to record this song at the Wisseloord Studio’s in Hilversum (Netherlands). But then again, surprise surprise, it was also Andy who delivered on stage the most creative new contribution to this song, when playing it live. A real pitty they didn’t record those guitar parts in the studio version. So I especially tried to freshen up the old song with brighter guitar parts. Only the (also live introduced) 'reggae rhythm' I downsized a bit, to get a smoother tune.

Don’t be deceived by the live video footage, what you hear is (almost) never what you see. The video is only made to support the audio remix. All footage used is around on the internet. Many concert video shards are involved. In addition I used and reworked a considerable part of a beautiful video by Mr. Poliritmia, originally made to support the studio version of SITR. This guy really makes some incredible video-art! Check out his work on [ Ссылка ]. With The Police, and especially Sting in fact, persisting in their refusal (or rather fear, I think) to make that new material that everyone is really waiting for, we - the loyal fans - have to get the job done. So take a moment for this refreshed version of ‘Shadows in the Rain’.

And in the end – of course – this all is for a much greater cause. If our protagonist(s) will ever read this: come on guys, and especially mister Sting, the years are starting to count seriously, so surprise the world, break the myth about The Police as a closed legend, visit your old friends, and do what lots worldwide don't expect, but are really waiting for: MAKE THAT DAMN SIXTH POLICE ALBUM!

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